Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned SEC Chair Paul Atkins after fiscal 2025 enforcement actions fell to decade lows. SEC information confirmed 456 enforcement actions, together with 303 standalone instances and US$17.9 billion in ordered financial reduction. Warren says the decline suggests regulatory retreat, whereas the SEC says it’s refocusing on fraudContinue Reading
Robert Dunlap, 55, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 23 years in federal jail for orchestrating a US$20 million cryptocurrency fraud by way of the Meta-1 Coin Belief from 2018 to 2023. Dunlap falsely claimed the token was backed by US$1 billion in artwork and US$44 billion in gold, utilizingContinue Reading
US prosecutors have charged a Maryland man over alleged exploits that drained greater than US$50 million from Uranium Finance. Two sensible contract assaults in April 2021 reportedly emptied liquidity swimming pools and compelled the alternate to close down. Authorities say proceeds had been laundered and spent on uncommon collectibles, withContinue Reading
A category motion filed in California accuses JPMorgan Chase of aiding a US$328 million crypto Ponzi scheme run by Goliath Ventures, alleging the financial institution ignored clear warning indicators. Roughly US$253 million flowed via a single JPMorgan account, with US$123 million, transferred on to Coinbase wallets. Goliath Ventures CEO ChristopherContinue Reading
Former SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony was sentenced to over 8 years in jail for defrauding traders and misappropriating tens of millions from “locked” liquidity swimming pools. Karony was convicted of securities fraud, wire fraud, and cash laundering, having diverted over US$200 million to fund a lavish life-style together withContinue Reading
Jingliang Su obtained 46 months for laundering $37M stolen through worldwide “pig butchering” scams that focused 174 People. The group used shell firms and a Bahamas financial institution to transform stolen money into Tether, which was then despatched to Cambodian rip-off facilities. Su should pay $26.8M in restitution after pleadingContinue Reading
Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton seeks launch from US custody, claiming he was unknowingly drawn into Sam Lee’s alleged $3B HyperVerse Ponzi scheme. Courtroom filings argue Burton carried out in depth due diligence, travelling internationally, however was misled by elaborate deception together with pretend places of work and actors posing asContinue Reading
Christopher Flinos, the former head of the collapsed crypto firm Hayvn, has resurfaced as a mortgage broker in suburban Melbourne after being banned from financial services roles in the Cayman Islands and Abu Dhabi for fraud and money laundering violations. Regulators in the UAE and the Cayman Islands found thatContinue Reading
Eddy Alexandre and his platform EminiFX have been ordered to repay US$228.5M (AU$351.7M) to investors. An additional US$15M (AU$23.1M) in disgorgement has been imposed personally on Alexandre. The civil court ruling comes after Alexandre was sentenced to nine years in federal prison. A New York federal judge has directed EddyContinue Reading
Do Kwon may change his plea in the US fraud case concerning TerraUSD’s 2022 collapse. Kwon faces nine felony counts including securities fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, and wire fraud. This plea hearing may influence related cases in South Korea where Kwon also faces charges. Terraform Labs co-founder Do KwonContinue Reading
